I've chosen to set the Reaper up to support our group's playstyle. It is intended to be flown, not just left to orbit. You can of course use it however you like. The way we use it maybe different than you. We have dedicated “pilots” in our teams but not every mission needs fast jets or attack helos. So having a UAV ready to provide ISR or light CAS gives our mission maker's options.

The drone uses the vanilla UAV control system. No ACE interactions etc. You need a UAV terminal to operate it. ideally the same faction etc. But if you can get close enough you can always hack it.

The intent was to make an platform that takes some degree of skill to use effectively. it is meant to be flown from the Pilot's seat. Weapons can be used from both the pilot and gunner positions but we mostly employ the weapons in the Pilot's seat. it gives use some more flexibility and accuracy… and is less arcade like.

You will need to learn how to use the weapons effectively, what the limits are and what weapon is best in what scenerio.

I have obviously not flown the M-Q9 Reaper. But it reportedly flies a lot like a more powerful Cessna 172/182 (I have over 300 hours in them), roll rate, landing, approach and cruise speeds etc.

As much as I try to get the flight model as accurate as possible the AI and engine limits always force us to make compromises. And trust me, with anything that is AI controlled in Arma3, it is always a compromise.

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